Autel Robotics X-Star Premium The first drone on our list of Best drones for snowboarding has every right to be considered as a premium model. Applications of Follow Me Drones. "Follow me" drone technology has become particularly popular for capturing footage of extreme sports, such as skiing, mountain biking, and skateboarding. With a drone that follows you, you can easily capture cinematic footage of these activities with minimal manual input. Share In 2017, I got my first demo of a Skydio R1 prototype at Skydio HQ in Redwood City, California. The demo consisted mostly of me attempting to crash it into a wall. Since then, I've learned that this is how every Skydio believer's journey begins. Needless to say, I was impressed. Released in 2022, the Skydio 2+ is one of the best follow-me drones for sports, especially sports like car racing, running, or mountain biking. Why? Unlike some drones, Skydio features an all-around obstacle detection and avoidance system. This drone will likely not crash as it follows you. It is very hard to use the follow me drone skiing functionality, not least due to the speed of the skier, but the fact that the drone maintains the same altitude whilst the skier descends, so at best you'll only manage 10 secs of decent skiing. Lily is a drone camera that will fly above you and videotape you all on it's own without using a remote. The drone comes with a bracelet that you wear that allows the drone to follow you around wherever you go. Some of the drones in this list have a beacon. The beacon allows the drone to follow you up to 100 m away without actually being able to see you in the first person view camera. This is perfect for people who are using their drone to capture snowboarding, skiing, or other activities whether drone could potentially get stuck behind foliage. © 2023 Google LLC Last year I tried testing the mavic pro while skiing (and decided to revisit the follow modes to see if there w Because this feature needs a strong GPS signal and use of the drone's vision systems, it's only available when you enable P-mode (Positioning mode). Make sure your drone is set to P-mode so you can use ActiveTrack. Once you're in ActiveTrack mode, go ahead and tap or draw a box around the subject onscreen while using DJI GO 4 app or DJI JenYX.